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    Maatskaplikewerk-hulpverlening aan die korrektiewe beampte as slagoffer van gevangenisgeweld
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997-12) Rossouw, Alec; Cronje, J. I.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The social worker, as part of the managerial team in die Department of Correctional Services, must be able to render services to, and support the correctional officer, who has been exposed to a incident of violence. To be a source of support to the correctional officer, the social worker must be aware of the exposure of the officer to violence inside the workplace, the impact of this violence on his person and his need for support by the social worker and management. This exploratory study endeavours to create a scientifically based framework for the social worker to render services to and support the correctional officer who has been exposed to an incident of violence. The correctional officer's exposure to violence in his workplace, the impact of the violence on his person and his need for support were determined and described by means of questionnaires. The respondents were 3 7 correctional officers from Brandvlei Maximum Prison. Conclusions and recomendations were made which focused, amongst others, on the knowledge of the prevalence of violence inside the prison, support to the victim, guidance programmes, employers assistance programmes and defusing of the victim. The framework of this research can be utilised by social workers and management in the Department of Correctional Services in the handling of the correctional officer who has been exposed to violence and to act proactively to prevent the exposure of the officer to violence.